O.J. Simpson

Chanting that they were "ready to fight," the family and supporters of a woman convicted of murder brought that fight to the Lake County prosecutor's office, and then to his re-election kickoff party. A group of about 25 protesters marched through the streets of downtown Waukegan on July 16, calling for the release of Melissa Calusinski. Calusinski is serving a 31-year sentence for the death of Benjamin Kingan, who six years ago lost consciousness at a Lincolnshire day care facility and died hours later. The current Lake County coroner stated recently that he has found new evidence from the boy's autopsy that may clear the Carpentersville woman of Benjamin's...

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